Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Upcycled Love Review and Giveaway Ends 7/25

*Although I received this item free of charge, all opinions are my own.

I've tried a lot of different diapers but one thing that always drives me nuts is figuring out how to keep 4.0 nice and dry through the night. I've been using pockets and a couple of good inserts to help him stay dry but I recently found an alternative many had told me about but I hadn't been brave enough to try...wool!!

One thing that had made me shy away from wool was the price. Thankfully I found someone who had gone through a similar predicament and decided to do something about making wool affordable to all. Thanks' to Alaina Upcycled Wool was born!

A little bit from the Super Mama Creative Talent Alaina:

I was sick of changing wet sheets up to 2 times
a night! When I looked for a wool diaper I couldn't find an affordable
one for a stay at home mom budget, especially if I needed 2-3 pieces
and the baby would just keep growing! So coincidentally, (although my husband
swears it was on purpose) I shrunken one of his wool sweaters and the
crafter in me knew it would be a great cover and a great business!. And now I'm hoping to be budget friendly and have cute
woolies!

And cute woolies she has!! Not only does she create the most adorable wool covers, but you can find shorties and longies too! How amazing! To take something you won't be using and creating something so amazing and functional like a wool cover.

I was a little nervous having 4.0 sleep in a wool cover. I had him go for a few hours every day before taking the big leap and once I did I couldn't believe it! He was absolutely dry in the morning and well that makes me a happy and (dry) mama as well! So the verdict? I love wool and absolutely love Upcycled love!

The Cover I received was just plain cute! It almost reminded me of an American Flag. I was amazed at how perfectly it was put together from a sweater! I l.ove how Alaina worked with me to find out the perfect fit for my little guy to help garner the most accurate fit.

My cover came lanolized and ready to use upon arrival, and used it's been!

The back is just as adorable as the front!

I love how perfectly everything just blends together on this cover!

Sewn in soaker layer for added protection.

This cover fit my Chunky 23ish pound 8month old. I was worried about the fit considering he has a fitted under but it slid right on perfectly!

The back had a nice fit, not snug but perfectly placed.

Even while crawling and laying on his belly the little guy had no issues with movement or the "bulk"

As you can see his little delicious rolls were held in nicely with her pattern.

Dry Baby = Happy Baby!

I am convinced and am definitely a fan! Not only is this product a wonderful, quality product, but affordable for those of us that want the wool but are worried about the $$.
Thank you to Alaina for sending me this wonderful cover! If you would like one of your own, head over to her page and check out all the great products she has to offer and order one for your little one!

Now here's the best part: One person will win 2 Wool Shorties made in their choice of Custom Wool available and they include an applique design as well!! So head over to the rafflecopter and enter for this great chance! Good luck!!
Oh and Giveaway is Open to US & Canada!!

Haven't really found a great one for my 7month old, have tried fitted and pockets with double inserts, but he leaks. My 2 year does great in a pocket with a microfiber insert and a prefold stuffer. Would love to try the wool on my baby!

My little one hasn't arrived yet but I'm totally ready to jump on the cd train! Those woolly little bottoms are just too cute!I was worried about using a plastic cover in the Texas heat and wool seems like the perfect solution :-)

I use BG pockets at night with the two microfiber inserts they come with as well as a Thirsties hemp insert. We've been using that combo for 8 months now with no leaks. And baby sleeps 11 hours straight at night!

I have a few Kawaii Heavy Duty pockets that I stuff with 1 bamboo and 1 hemp insert. They work ok for now, but she is starting to become a heavier wetter, so I may have to switch to fitteds with covers. Would love to try wool.

Wool has always scared me! I finally ordered a cute cover & am having a soaker & a pair of shorties made :) I'm hoping I love them, and if I do, my next purchase will be from Upcycled Love! I love looking at her creations in her Facebook page!

With our oldest, BG 4.0's stuffed with a regular insert and a couple newborn inserts worked until she was about 3 yrs old. We switched to disposables for a couple months until she was fully night potty trained. Our son is 19 months and the BG's still get him through the night. We'll try hemp and wool with him though when our BG stash isn't enough anymore.

We don't have a baby yet but plan to cloth diaper. I think we will do prefolds with a cover for newborn. I want to reuse the covers and use the prefolds as inserts during the day as the baby grows. I haven't figured out what we might use for nighttime, from what I've read every baby and situation is different so I guess I'll just have to wait and see and work it out as we go.